Question

Past tenses simple past, past continuous, past perfect, or past perfect continuous? choose the right answer. 1. it me two hours to get to the airport. took ,was taking, had taken, had been taking 2. their car was stolen while they lunch at a cafe. ate were eating had eaten had been eating 3. my tales to me when i was a child. read was reading had read had been reading 4. when he lived in mexico, he in a bank. worked was working had worked had been working 5. he for his bus at the bus stop when the robbers attacked him. waited was waiting had waited had been waiting 6. all the letters by the time her boss asked her to type them again. sent was sending had sent 7. until last night, she him about it. never asked was never asking had never asked 8. for twenty years when he finally quit smoking. smoked was smoking had been smoking 9. yesterday i went to an interesting museum that i before. didn't visit wasn't visiting hadn't visited 10. by the time we arrived, she for us at the train station for three hours. waited was waiting had been waiting

Answer 1

1 took
2 were eating
3was reading
4 worked
5was waiting
6 had sent
7had never asked
8 had been smoking
9 hadnt visited
10had been waiting